No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported by the Porcupine Health Unit today. 

There have been 61 positive cases of the virus so far. Of those, 48 are resolved, which is two more since yesterday, and four people have died. The health unit is tracking nine known cases of COVID-19 in the region.

For the local cases, 38 have been in Timmins. Of those, 27 cases are resolved and three people have died. There have been 22 cases in the area of Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls. Of those, 20 are resolved and one person has died. There has been one case in the area of Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland and it is resolved.

New COVID-19 cases in Ontario continue to climb by about two per cent a day. Today, the province reported 387 new cases and 61 deaths. There have been 18,310 cases of COVID-19, and of those 1,361 have died and 12,779 have recovered.

As the economy slowly starts re-opening, Timmins Mayor George Pirie says it’s up to individuals to keep practising everything they’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more from today’s daily health table here.

Timmins Police collected more than 4,140 non-perishable food items and $13,211 in cash during a two-week food drive to help fill the shelves at local food banks. Read the full story here.

The Timmins Museum is looking to document what life is like during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the community. Find out how to participate here.

The essential worker of the day is Carole Lalonde McMaster.